TUPD investigating offensive posters hung around campus

University President Richard Englert released a statement on Friday. including photos of the suspect.

UPDATE at 4:46 p.m. on Dec. 15

University President Richard Englert sent an email statement to the Temple community on Friday that included photos of the person suspected of hanging racist posters around campus earlier this week.

Temple Police reviewed security footage, which shows the suspect on a red bicycle wearing a helmet. The posters were hung up at the 1200 block of Norris Street, the 1300 block of Norris Street and on 13th Street near Montgomery Avenue, according to the statement.

“These fliers were disgusting, intimidating and hateful, and they have no place on our campus,” the statement read. “They do not represent the Temple community that I have known and loved during the last 40 years. Personally, I found the fliers despicable, and it breaks my heart that this occurred at Temple.”

Englert encouraged students with “concerns” or “suggestions” to reach out to the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equality, Advocacy and Leadership, Student Affairs or email him directly.

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